[Amended 10-26-1970 by Ord. No. 59-1970]
A.
Except as hereinafter provided, the following are
the official holidays with pay to be observed by this City:
[Amended 2-26-1973 by Ord. No. 7-1973; 2-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3-2021]
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New Year's Day
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Lincoln's Birthday
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Washington's Birthday
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Good Friday
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Memorial Day
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Juneteenth Day
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Independence Day
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Labor Day
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Columbus Day
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General Election Day
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Veterans Day
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Thanksgiving Day
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Day After Thanksgiving
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Christmas Day
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B.
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it shall be observed
on the following Monday. If one of the foregoing falls on a Saturday,
it shall not be a paid holiday unless the Mayor shall, in his discretion,
declare that the holiday shall be observed on a preceding day. Any
other days or portions thereof generally observed as holidays by banks
in the City may, at the discretion of the Mayor, be observed as holidays.
[Added 4-10-1972 by Ord. No. 13-1972; amended 2-26-1973 by Ord. No. 7-1973; 2-25-1974 by Ord. No. 8-1974]
A.
Permanent employees entitled to certain days of leaves
of absence with pay during the contract year to attend to necessary
personal business will be subject to the personnel policies which
shall be revised annually after negotiation with the City employees
and the uniformed personnel, which shall be kept on file in the office
of the City Clerk.
[Amended 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 15-1980]
B.
Requests for such leave must be filed in advance with
the department head on a form prescribed by the City. All leaves shall
be approved by the department head. No personal leave day with pay
shall be granted immediately before or after any holiday, and the
granting of any personal leave day shall be subject to scheduling
requirements of the department as determined by the department head.
C.
Any personal leave day not used by any employee shall
not accumulate from year to year.
Leave of absence without pay may be granted
by a department head with the approval of the Mayor upon good and
sufficient reason for a period of one month or less. Leave of absence
in excess of one month, but not to exceed six months, shall be granted
only with the approval of the City Council, upon written request therefor
setting forth the reason by the department head, with the consent
and approval of the Mayor. Renewals thereof, not to exceed an additional
six months upon the recommendation of the department head with the
approval of the Mayor, may be granted by resolution of the City Council.
Pursuant to § 60-49, maternity leave without pay may be granted for a period not to exceed six months by a department head. Upon certification by a treating physician, the department head may extend the leave of absence to 12 months. Maternity leave in excess of the periods set forth in this section shall be granted only upon the recommendation of the Mayor and approval by resolution of the City Council.
[Amended 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 19-1986]
Where an employee is disabled either through injury or illness as a result of or arising from his employment by the City, he may request through his department head special leave of absence. If the employee is unable to so act, the application may be made in his behalf by a member of his immediate family or by the department head on his own initiative. If the department head determines that the disability did in fact occur either through injury or illness as a result of or arising from employment by the City, he shall, with the approval of the Mayor, authorize payment of regular pay for an initial period of special leave of absence not to exceed three months. If, during such initial period, the employee has applied for workmen's compensation benefits or has indicated a readiness to so apply at a future date if the compensation carrier has declined to make voluntary payments for temporary disability during the entire period of special leave of absence, then the department head, with the approval of the Mayor, upon a renewed application, may authorize additional extensions of the special leave of absence at a regular pay for one or more periods, such that the total period of special leave of absence shall not exceed one year. The department head may require such medical certificates or examination by a physician designated by the City or workmen's compensation carrier as may be desired to evaluate any application. Any amount of salary or wages paid or payable to an employee because of leave granted shall be reduced by the amount of any workmen's compensation award under Chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statues of New Jersey made for temporary disability because of the same injury or illness requiring such leave, and all checks for temporary disability benefits received by such employee who has received full wages under this provision shall be delivered to the Director of Finance.
An employee who is absent from work due to jury
duty shall receive his usual compensation less such amount as he may
receive by reason of such jury duty, provided that the employee reports
the summons for jury duty to his superior within three business days
of the receipt of the same.
